With twenty-five games to go, the Celtics have a 7.5-game lead in the East, an eight-game winning streak, a top-6 rotation that rivals the best in the league, a reliable four-man bench, and two added reinforcements following February’s trade deadline.
For head coach Joe Mazzulla, while there may be areas to improve in, much of the regular season is about maintaining what the team is already doing.
“Really, just the mindset and then the transition from what we emphasize in practice and in our film sessions to the game, finding a way to execute in the present with the end in mind,” Mazzulla said after a lengthy practice on Monday.